Not sure (would have thought so) but even if not, you could perhaps find a stepper ring? That's what I do with my Sigma ringflash... stepper rings are pretty readily available. I got mine from SRS

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In terms of the basics of how the camera works and how to control the various settings to get the picture you want, the best book I have seen is John Shaw's wildlife photography field manual (I think that is what it is called)... It deals with all of the basics pretty well I think and is pretty readable, well illustrated - highly recommended by me. That said, there are so many books out there, it's horses for courses I think - might be worth finding a bookshop or library and browsing through their books to see which might suit you best...

EDIT - it's called 'John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide'...

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Hello all. I was heading to the zoo in Regent's Park on friday, but I got distracted on the way by a gang of sparrows doing their thing in a hedge. They were pretty devilish to get decent shots of as they just keep moving and there are always twigs and things in the way, but they were a joy to watch for a while and I managed to get some pics. Thought I would post a handful. Hope you like them. C&C appreciated as ever. I only had the DA*200 with me so all are taken with this. It was pretty dull so all at ISO800 I think and apertures probably around f3.2 or thereabouts to get shutter speeds at 1/200th or better.

First up, Maybe not ideal to have cut the tail off but I was drawn to the wings of this chap:




Another sparrow (female??) ponders on a twig:




Checking something out on a twig (but I know not what):




Profile study:




Ever alert:




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My first camera was a Halina long/thin camera where you had to slide the end out to access the shutter button. I cannot remember the specific model but it was in the old 1980's argos catalogue that Kris posted a link too (fairly) recently.

EDIT: here is a link to the argos page - it's the one at the bottom...

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Then I got much more interested in photography at school using a Praktica BMS (still have it in the back of the cupboard) - there was a darkroom at school and I used to develop all my own negs and prints, but when I left I lost my darkroom access and went to Uni, where I found other past-times to keep me occupied...

Then what really got me properly hooked was when I bought a K10d on a bit of a whim... I am so glad I did!

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That is very cool! like it a lot.

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Very cool. Maybe it's the effect of the recession but I feel my LBA has evaporated recently too (still lusting after a K5 though... and a sigma 85/1.4... (best I stop there!)). I would echo the comments about a bag though I always find a shoulder bag does my back in if it has a few lenses in... rucksacks though...

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Seems to vary - doesn't seem too bad to me today and generally seems a bit better than it was maybe a month or two ago (when I found it very slow)...

I little while back I had a hankering for some real film, and really fancied medium format too. I fancied a 67ii but that was way out of my price range especially considering it was something of a whim at the time. I saw a Pentax 645 kit that was reasonably priced but it was pretty big. I was really after something a bit more compact and in the end I settled on (whisper it - apologies everyone:shock a Fuji 645 rangefinder camera which I unearthed in a local camera shop. I have to say I really like it although I just use it now and then whenever I get the urge to run through a film or two. You might well find something similar for your budget, although you may have to settle for just the one lens... I guess it depends on what you want to use the camera for. I can't imagine my film camera would be great for everything, but is cool for just wandering about and snapping... Also the cost of film and processing should be considered if you are going to shoot a lot - it's not huge but of course it all needs to factored in...

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+1 Congratulations!

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Thanks Bob! - and just for Tim, here's one of the whole of Tower Bridge which I have just processed tonight...




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